http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCmjsITs-Rg&feature=player_embedded#at=10
To all you Sidhe doubters

moffitt

06-07-11, 04:06 PM

Looks awesome! Now that is what we have all been waiting for.

rugby143

06-07-11, 04:21 PM

Where's the side view!

TNT88

06-07-11, 04:28 PM

Posted already, but yea looks good.

lynam1104

06-07-11, 04:31 PM

Thank you for that. That was absolutely incredible, the commentary isn't great but I turn it off after a few weeks anyway. Can't bloody wait.

aidanobrien1

06-07-11, 04:37 PM

Looks rubbish. All hope on the world cup rugby 2011 game now. Looks slow, rucks take forever. Defenders dont react to anything. Pass's look fake and seen no kicking out of hand but would not be hopeful and the player videos everytime the ball goes dead were endless. Defensive lines non-existent and tackles looks ****. Looks like Sidhe spent all their time fighting for licenses and forgot about game play, again. For the finished version I hope they start from scratch.

Can someone please update Jonah Lomu Rugby (add knock ons) and release it, it has been too long

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 04:38 PM

So Rugby Challenge has Top 14...

Love the commentary about the Red Card, it wasn't a serious one, then change of mind, completely agree with the Red Card... Classic!

lynam1104

06-07-11, 04:43 PM

The animation look good I'm assuming it was on easy some of the passes were a bit odd and I noticed a glich at one point where the frame rate went wonky easily fixed though I'd say.

Commentary was choppy and AI seemed retarded but is was on easy I would assume.

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 04:45 PM

I would hope the gameplay AI was set to easy otherwise, its going to be a walk in the park...

Not sold on it... especially as I will probably get both...

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 04:46 PM

So what do you like about it?

Tim stafff

06-07-11, 04:47 PM

There were no setpieces or setplays and medad the winger keept standing in at first reciever, other then that i thought it look pretty decent

TNT88

06-07-11, 04:54 PM

I still play rugby08 every weekend when i am bored. I'd be very happy if this product was to replace it :D

The rucks look boring, but all in all it looks like a great game. People are going to complain about it, just like they'll complain about RWC2011. Just go to the FIFA forums to see where that kind of complaining leads people. Thousands of people on that website spend hours playing FIFA games only to b*tch and moan on the forums about how unforfilling the game was. The real problem is their attitude and unrealistic standards.

If there was one thing that stood out in this video, it was definitely the sidestepping.

L8NM

06-07-11, 04:58 PM

So what do you like about it?

Pretty much everything. But mostly the graphics. A quantum leap compared to the Rugby 08 re-hash job that the RWC2011 screenshots seem to suggest it is.

Dylanfrancis

06-07-11, 04:58 PM

anyone now what date rugby challenge will be comming out?

TVH11

06-07-11, 05:02 PM

well well, from the visuals and animations this looks very promising :D :D I like the way everything is set out with the menu's, and the fifa style training prior to matches. What was the zoom in feature with the winger??? Looks interesting :P

lynam1104

06-07-11, 05:03 PM

I'd say that would be the next piece of info we get that or a lenience.

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 05:06 PM

I must admit the graphics look good, the AI looked poor, the lineout system I am not sure about, the ruck system RWC 2011 wins hands down, the animations and sidesteps looked OK, commentary is awful, the kicking I am not sure whether I like the slow mo great for attacking play but not good for defensive play, the game looked slow...

Patrick Miller

06-07-11, 05:09 PM

the whistle sounds weird

TNT88

06-07-11, 05:10 PM

Agree with most of that. But Kicking looked pretty good, that slow motion thing could be considered annoying though. Also, i would be hoping this is just the beta AI :D

psychic duck

06-07-11, 05:12 PM

the gameplay looks like Rugby 2001 but with better graphics

it makes Nyanga and Ouedraogo look Asian though on the screenshots

lynam1104

06-07-11, 05:13 PM

I must admit the graphics look good, the AI looked poor, the lineout system I am not sure about, the ruck system RWC 2011 wins hands down, the animations and sidesteps looked OK, commentary is awful, the kicking I am not sure whether I like the slow mo great for attacking play but not good for defensive play, the game looked slow...

Not all of us are privileged like you and have something to compare it too... :D

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 05:17 PM

Haha this is true, but it does put me in a position to comment... Was hoping to be able to test drive Rugby Challenge to compare the games, then I could give you my preview on that but to no avail yet...

matt869

06-07-11, 05:37 PM

Its gone, watched it on my phone but just tried to watch it on computer and the vid has been made private!

lynam1104

06-07-11, 05:42 PM

I downloaded it in fear of that happing :D

TRF_Olyy

06-07-11, 05:43 PM

Wonder who it is that's in the sh*t right now :lol:

jovialjonny

06-07-11, 05:45 PM

crap I didnt see this in time! Has it been reposted anywhere else?

Mario

06-07-11, 05:50 PM

Wonder who it is that's in the sh*t right now :lol:

I know exactly who.

Way to undermine our media campaign by posting a link to a Beta build.

Teh Mite

06-07-11, 05:55 PM

crap I didnt see this in time! Has it been reposted anywhere else?

Imagine this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkk598S1alU&feature=related) only with better visuals and a lot more French.

takaiisanii

06-07-11, 06:04 PM

Oh wow, so it wasn't meant to be released? i enjoyed the video. Stepping looked awesome, I think I saw a rolling maul of some sort? I'm guessing that the slow-mo kicking will be optional, i loved the presentation! as for the rucks, I saw that you could choose to either Attach Brutally or Quick, which was interesting. Didn't see any set plays which was a downer and commentary was ehhh.. not awful :P All i know is that i'll be buying this instead of RWC, more teams more modes etc. Looking good so far :)

jovialjonny

06-07-11, 06:06 PM

Imagine this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkk598S1alU&feature=related) only with better visuals and a lot more French.

You'd better be kidding, that looks like absolute poo.

Mario

06-07-11, 06:07 PM

Oh wow, so it wasn't meant to be released?

No. That was why it had "Private and Confidential" and "Beta Build" plastered all over it.

Oh well.

takaiisanii

06-07-11, 06:21 PM

Oh, I didn't know what "BETA BUILD" meant, i just learnt something lol So the final product's going to be 10x better, Awesome!

-JJ-

06-07-11, 06:21 PM

Happily got to see it before it got taken down.

Commentary is a bit sh*te to be honest, luckily I generally prefer to listen to music anyway. And perhaps it is better in the final version, however from following the release of previous rugby games and saying "Oh, it's only the beta, it will get better" I'm not counting on it.

On the whole, good though, looking forward.

Mario

06-07-11, 06:23 PM

You'd better be kidding, that looks like absolute poo.

Let's just say Bullitt is not our greatest fan.

ipraytooshane

06-07-11, 06:24 PM

Nooooooo i missed it.

Mario

06-07-11, 06:24 PM

Oh, I didn't know what "BETA BUILD" meant, i just learnt something lol So the final product's going to be 10x better, Awesome!

Well, I'm not suggesting it will get better at all. But there are things in the video that have changed. Hence why it shouldn't have been released.

OnTheBall

06-07-11, 06:31 PM

Wish I'd watched it twice now :p

Teh Mite

06-07-11, 06:34 PM

Let's just say Bullitt is not our greatest fan.

Pooh-poohing a honest opinion? Good form.

lynam1104

06-07-11, 06:38 PM

To be fair Bullit you've been doubting them for day 0, and it's not like rugby legue 2 with more french it's better albeit a bit lose in terms of running but it looks good and fun.

Looks rubbish. All hope on the world cup rugby 2011 game now. Looks slow, rucks take forever. Defenders dont react to anything. Pass's look fake and seen no kicking out of hand but would not be hopeful and the player videos everytime the ball goes dead were endless. Defensive lines non-existent and tackles looks ****. Looks like Sidhe spent all their time fighting for licenses and forgot about game play, again. For the finished version I hope they start from scratch.

Can someone please update Jonah Lomu Rugby (add knock ons) and release it, it has been too long

You are Jokeing, CORRECT!!!! DID YOU EVEN SEE THE VIDEO, I AM A FAN OF BOTH GAMES BUT , DO YOU REALIZE THAT THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS PRE BUILD AMONG I AM SURE OTHER REASONS, RUCKS DID NOT TAKE TO LONG, DO YOU WATCH or PLAY UNION OR LEAGUE???? lf you looked at every breakdown, the result of the ruck was exactly as what one thought it should be. Trust me I am the biggest analyzer to ruck play and I watched every ruck formed and paused it about 4 times each. Listen, I think both games will have great things to offer and I believe they will have some things in common, while other things very different. It just seems a little shady when you are the only one thus far with a negative comment. But I guess everyone to there own opinion. This is what I thought.
Just great!!!!! Was supposed to get some work done today:) Now I will spend 90% of the day analyzing this video:) and the other 10% watching Argentina vs columbia in futbol. Some how I got the feeling this video will not last very long on you tube, don't think there was permission, personal opinion, hopefully I am wrong. I any case, SIDHE , EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, SPECTACULAR, first impression, and lucky the french that can even analyze it more. Can you say (FRENCH DICTIONARY TRANSLATION):)
Loved the breackdown, you could actually retain possesion out wide. Correct me if I am wrong, but the rucking system looked spectacular, it seemed like , and I think because it is in French, not sure, rucking works like this is (TOTAL SPECULATION) you add players to the ruck when you see you have gained advantage on a circular meter you then press another button for the final grab, if the circle meter is mostly on your side, you win the ruck, this can happen with 2 players in the ruck or 5, it seems like you have to press the aggressive button at the correct time or maybe the sytem works like this you have two options to add players fast, or aggresive two different buttons giving you options of how to enter or function in ruck, Looks very, very, realistic both pace and over all game play. French dudes, Help us out here!!!! Some translations please to confirm some stuff. Mario, please give a big thank you to the Sidhe team, you can see lots and lots of originality and work put into this game already. I will be buying both games, rw2011, and two for Sidhe's game, PC and Ps3, but gut feeling(set on by video:)) is RC will get the trophy, could be proven wrong though, . Could not been happier how the gameplay looks, this is much better then a game trailer. Would of like to see somthing for set plays and mauls, don't know if they are included, i think mauls have been confirmed?? Hopefully the final build will have this rucking mechanism.(THIS WAS A PRE BUILD!!!!!!)
Mucho Cheers and Salud

StevoIRL

06-07-11, 06:56 PM

Imagine this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkk598S1alU&feature=related) only with better visuals and a lot more French.

Would you say the same about RWC11 against Rugby 08. I doubt it. Wonder why...

Teh Mite

06-07-11, 06:56 PM

Would you say the same about RWC11 against Rugby 08. I doubt it. Wonder why...

No, I've not seen any gameplay of that yet. Have you?

TRF_Cymro

06-07-11, 07:01 PM

Would you say the same about RWC11 against Rugby 08. I doubt it. Wonder why...

Are you ever going to change the record?

tomwid_88

06-07-11, 07:04 PM

No need to attack a developer like that, just cos you have an agenda

StevoIRL

06-07-11, 07:06 PM

No, I've not seen any gameplay of that yet. Have you?

Clearly we are both experts on what either game is going to be like.

TRF_Olyy

06-07-11, 07:10 PM

Meh, people can argue about it, but fact of the matter is that it did look similar to RL2

It looks 10x better than RL2, but is definitely recognisable as being made by the same people - running and passing very similar, even some of the tackles look like it too and what little I remember seeing of the side steps looks similar to the RL series
This isn't necessarily a slight on the game, as I enjoyed the RL games - just saying that it's not unlike the RL games. Hopefully it's like the RL games but with the flaws ironed out

As an aside from that, I didn't really like the look of the scrum, however I imagine when you're playing it you're focusing on the mini-game bar thing (which, again, I imagine is better in person than how it looked there...), so aren't really going to be looking at the scrum

umosay

06-07-11, 07:10 PM

Saying its like RL2, c'mon, get a grip...

Looked great I must say, passing was flat and fast and a huge improvement on the RL games.

Liked the lack of bunching that HB's games have had... when he got the run away try only a few chasers and the slow guys were left way back down the field.

j-dawg

06-07-11, 07:13 PM

Now, now ladies. We all know the dangers of poo-poohing as pointed out by Bullit (who may or may not have a chip on his shoulder)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK7ci6UDBeQ

TRF_Cymro

06-07-11, 07:15 PM

Meh, people can argue about it, but fact of the matter is that it did look similar to RL2

It looks 10x better than RL2, but is definitely recognisable as being made by the same people - running and passing very similar, even some of the tackles look like it too and what little I remember seeing of the side steps looks similar to the RL series
This isn't necessarily a slight on the game, as I enjoyed the RL games - just saying that it's not unlike the RL games. Hopefully it's like the RL games but with the flaws ironed out

As an aside from that, I didn't really like the look of the scrum, however I imagine when you're playing it you're focusing on the mini-game bar thing (which, again, I imagine is better in person than how it looked there...), so aren't really going to be looking at the scrum

Agreed with this.

umosay, dunno about the bunching was some there but people see only what they want to see.

On a sidenote, I did like the presentation of the game e.g. the entrance and the naming of the teams.

Ruaidhri

06-07-11, 07:16 PM

Would you say the same about RWC11 against Rugby 08. I doubt it. Wonder why...
Parred!!!!! Fight! hahaha only joking!

Teh Mite

06-07-11, 07:23 PM

Clearly we are both experts on what either game is going to be like.
So that's a 'no'?

rugby143

06-07-11, 07:52 PM

Where was side view!!

david0404

06-07-11, 08:56 PM

I genuinely feel for you Mario, nobody wants to see their work exposed without permission. I hope this does not dent the game too much in terms of licenses etc and i wish you luck in the build-up to the game's release.

TRF_Olyy

06-07-11, 09:00 PM

From a naive non-gaming-industry-point-of-view I don't understand why a licenser would remove their license because of this
Is it because it shows a lack of security or something?
I mean, they'd still have their brand exposed to a wide audience regardless of a leaked video etc.

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 09:01 PM

Was it someone on the team? As it was done through the SIDHE Account... or did you get hacked?

Sorry for the probing questions, just would be interesting to know.

-JJ-

06-07-11, 09:06 PM

Sidhe deliberately put it up but it was only viewable to those that had the direct link. Someone shared this link with the general public. Apparently they shouldn't have done that.

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 09:07 PM

Ahh I see... Simple mistake... You got to love the internet!

Don't tell me it was the French who shared it?

OnTheBall

06-07-11, 09:07 PM

I find it hard to believe that it could affect licenses at this stage...

montymantom

06-07-11, 09:09 PM

On my browser it says video has been removed by user. Help!?

TRF_Cymro

06-07-11, 09:11 PM

On my browser it says video has been removed by user. Help!?

Thats because it has ...

best_fullback

06-07-11, 09:12 PM

On my browser it says video has been removed by user. Help!?

Yeah same :( Hopefully we can just fill the blanks with what we hope was on there! I just like the sound of the sidesteps

david0404

06-07-11, 09:12 PM

On my browser it says video has been removed by user. Help!?
You may well be too late i am afraid, but it is a good thing that it has been removed, as it stops it being spread and harming the game.

Teh Mite

06-07-11, 09:14 PM

It's bound to have been downloaded and re-uploaded a couple of times, that happens all the time on youtube.

Look hard enough and I'm sure you'll be able to find a copy.

RugbyMadLive

06-07-11, 09:19 PM

removed

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 09:19 PM

Just out of interest where was this leaked from?

Mario

06-07-11, 09:26 PM

From a naive non-gaming-industry-point-of-view I don't understand why a licenser would remove their license because of this
Is it because it shows a lack of security or something?

There are all sorts of copyright, confidentiality, and trademark violations going on.

I can tell you now, one licensor isn't happy. At a minimum, this has likely pushed back approvals by another 2 weeks. At worst, we'll lose a license.

Ahh I see... Simple mistake... You got to love the internet!

It wasn't a simple mistake.

Don't tell me it was the French who shared it?

Yes. It was a French retailer.

funksoulbrother

06-07-11, 09:27 PM

From looking at the video I am worried that you can't catch the ball in a lineout and form a maul - you simply always tap the ball down to the scrum half. Can you form mauls from a lineout Mario? And can you form mauls at all? Also can you get faster ball at rucks as the rucks looked slow from the vid

Mario

06-07-11, 09:28 PM

It's bound to have been downloaded and re-uploaded a couple of times, that happens all the time on youtube.

Look hard enough and I'm sure you'll be able to find a copy.

I'd really appreciate if you didn't encourage people, thanks.

This is likely going to damage our game.

funksoulbrother

06-07-11, 09:29 PM

Apart from that it looked fab

Getofmeland

06-07-11, 09:30 PM

NOTICE

Please do not post the link to this video on this forum, if you do discover it please send to Myself or Mario or Milla via pm

Any links will be removed and the member warned!

TRF_woosaah

06-07-11, 09:44 PM

I must say I liked the look of the video alot. definatly glad I have seen it. Sure there are a few things that would need a bit of work on (and I am sure I am going to be sick of Justin Marshall by the time i have played this a few times) but it still looked very good. I thought the scrum was a bit mini game ish, which does detract from the game a bit. Hopefully the side on view is nice as I like playing it on that. Hopefully if that is useless that they fix the posts because they get in the way otherwise when your in your own half. (make them semi transparent or something)

I do hope to watch/play a full game soon, i am itching to get my hands on both the titles.

montymantom

06-07-11, 10:03 PM

Dam!!! So frustrating reading every1's posts abet this bid, I havnt even seen it. $#it

best_fullback

06-07-11, 10:48 PM

I must say I liked the look of the video alot. definatly glad I have seen it. Sure there are a few things that would need a bit of work on (and I am sure I am going to be sick of Justin Marshall by the time i have played this a few times) but it still looked very good. I thought the scrum was a bit mini game ish, which does detract from the game a bit. Hopefully the side on view is nice as I like playing it on that. Hopefully if that is useless that they fix the posts because they get in the way otherwise when your in your own half. (make them semi transparent or something)

I do hope to watch/play a full game soon, i am itching to get my hands on both the titles.

Yeah after seeing it I have similar sentiments. I always play side-on so I am sure that will look better. Have to say that replay of Fritz running the length and stepping two players looked awesome!

Great!:

Graphics.
Very slick presentation.
Training + Fifa-style 'throw the ball around' pre-game.
Mauls in open play!
Goal kicking looked nice.
Slow-mo kicking. I have never played any other Sidhe games but I thought this looked OK. Will only be able to tell when I can try it out!
Concerns:

Rucks look very Rugby 2001 i.e. mini-scrums (which I didn't like). When do you see 8 players from each side contest a ruck?
As much as I thought the Fritz try was good, both the sidesteps looked exactly the same, and the defender did exactly the same thing. Little bit worried it will be Fifa-Street style 'if they get the timing right, you lose any control of the situation and the animation takes over'.
The HUGE bullet miss passes to the wingers. It happened twice to Clerc and for the Medard try. Just didn't seem right. Most of the passes seemed OK but for such a long pass there should at least be a short wind-up from the passer to get the power to put so much speed on it, or be a little more floaty to compensate.
Defence parted the red sea at times.
In some tackles it just seemed like everyone stood around watching instead of getting in ready to contest the ball.
Hopefully the game was being played on a really easy level by someone who didn't have a clue, and most of those concerns can be ignored. I still have a bad gut feeling about the rucks and animation/hijacking of the controls... We will just have to wait and see.

TVH11

06-07-11, 10:53 PM

After reading the comments, i now realise why i couldn't search for it through my ps3 :P (wanted to see it on a bigger screen :P). I did watch it on laptop, i'm very impressed. Hope the incident doesn't damage things too much for you guys, but in all seriousness the majority of feedback is positive :D

So anyone getting the sack or?? .....

Only joking that would be horrible :(

lynam1104

06-07-11, 10:57 PM

I'd really appreciate if you didn't encourage people, thanks.

This is likely going to damage our game.
Sorry to hear that I now fell bad that I posted it on my FB hope it doesn't make to much of a dent:(

TRF_Olyy

06-07-11, 11:01 PM

Slow-mo kicking. I have never played any other Sidhe games but I thought this looked OK. Will only be able to tell when I can try it out!

I've played all three RL games and I have to say that, imo, the kicking is done very well

lionmaull

06-07-11, 11:04 PM

Yeah after seeing it I have similar sentiments. I always play side-on so I am sure that will look better. Have to say that replay of Fritz running the length and stepping two players looked awesome!

Great!:

Graphics.
Very slick presentation.
Training + Fifa-style 'throw the ball around' pre-game.
Mauls in open play!
Goal kicking looked nice.
Slow-mo kicking. I have never played any other Sidhe games but I thought this looked OK. Will only be able to tell when I can try it out!
Concerns:

Rucks look very Rugby 2001 i.e. mini-scrums (which I didn't like). When do you see 8 players from each side contest a ruck?
As much as I thought the Fritz try was good, both the sidesteps looked exactly the same, and the defender did exactly the same thing. Little bit worried it will be Fifa-Street style 'if they get the timing right, you lose any control of the situation and the animation takes over'.
The HUGE bullet miss passes to the wingers. It happened twice to Clerc and for the Medard try. Just didn't seem right. Most of the passes seemed OK but for such a long pass there should at least be a short wind-up from the passer to get the power to put so much speed on it, or be a little more floaty to compensate.
Defence parted the red sea at times.
In some tackles it just seemed like everyone stood around watching instead of getting in ready to contest the ball.
Hopefully the game was being played on a really easy level by someone who didn't have a clue, and most of those concerns can be ignored. I still have a bad gut feeling about the rucks and animation/hijacking of the controls... We will just have to wait and see.

I have to with respect, DISAGREE!!!! this what I thought. Did you not see the smaller rucks???? The larger rucks are probably from blind button mashing, it seemed like the ruck was won and they just kept on adding players, but at least this gives us the control. (I am speculating though) Was there any ruck that looked like the wrong team won the ruck contest??? I analyzed by pausing all of the rucks and looking at the circle meter graphs that I imagine showed possesion, and not one ruck looked like it went to the wrong team, not one.

Just great!!!!! Was supposed to get some work done today:) Now I will spend 90% of the day analyzing this video:) and the other 10% watching Argentina vs columbia in futbol. Some how I got the feeling this video will not last very long on you tube, don't think there was permission, personal opinion, hopefully I am wrong. I any case, SIDHE , EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, SPECTACULAR, first impression, and lucky the french that can even analyze it more. Can you say (FRENCH DICTIONARY TRANSLATION):)
Loved the breackdown, you could actually retain possesion out wide. Correct me if I am wrong, but the rucking system looked spectacular, it seemed like , and I think because it is in French, not sure, rucking works like this: you add players to the ruck when you see you have gained advantage on the circular meter you then press another button for the final grab, if the meeter is mostly on your side, you win the ruck, this can happen with 2 players in the ruck or 5, it seems like you have to press the aggressive button at the correct time. Looks very, very, realistic both pace and over all game play. French dudes, Help us out here!!!! Some translations please to confirm some stuff. Mario, please give a big thank you to the Sidhe team, you can see lots and lots of originality and work put into this game already. I will be buying both games, rw2011, and two for Sidhe's game, PC and Ps3, but gut feeling(set on by video:)) is RC will get the trophy. Could not been happier how the gameplay looks, this is much better then a game trailer. Would of like to see somthing for set plays and mauls, don't know if they are included, i think mauls have been confirmed??
Mucho Cheers and Salud

j-dawg

06-07-11, 11:09 PM

It's bound to have been downloaded and re-uploaded a couple of times, that happens all the time on youtube.

Look hard enough and I'm sure you'll be able to find a copy.

Im pretty certain as of right now it is nowhere on the internet.

ak47

07-07-11, 12:38 AM

well ak47 hasnt seen it

so u wont hear anything from me.

but pls dont tell me the sidhe sidecam is back - ie unplayable?

wizzdom

07-07-11, 12:40 AM

dang i missed it... was there tmo?

Mario

07-07-11, 01:08 AM

well ak47 hasnt seen it

so u wont hear anything from me.

but pls dont tell me the sidhe sidecam is back - ie unplayable?

There was no demo of the side camera in the video.

TRF C A Iversen

07-07-11, 01:30 AM

I've seen the video myself, but I honestly feel bad for Mario, Milla, Sidhe & HES that this has happened to them. At the time in the morning over here that it appeared I was very tired and should've exercised better judgement and let them know via PM on both forums, so they could've seen it as soon as possible. Sorry about that Mario. I certainly hope that whoever has done this as part of the retail chain in France is dealt with accordingly and that all of your licensors realise that this was something of which you had no real control.

Aside from that, the game appears at this stage to be a fairly strong product, a lot of pros and a few cons, but still of course something I'm buying on release.

irelandfan123

07-07-11, 01:34 AM

Mario sounds like he's gunna open a can of ass kicking on someone

Mario

07-07-11, 01:57 AM

At the time in the morning over here that it appeared I was very tired and should've exercised better judgement and let them know via PM on both forums, so they could've seen it as soon as possible. Sorry about that Mario.

No problem, not your responsibility.

Good to know when stuff like this happens I can rely on my spider sense at least. I woke up inexplicably at 5.30am with a "something is wrong" feeling and thought "I'd better just check the forums".

L8NM

07-07-11, 02:14 AM

Would you say the same about RWC11 against Rugby 08. I doubt it. Wonder why...

Of course not. Because RWC11 has the same (stone age) visuals as Rugby 08.

TNT88

07-07-11, 02:29 AM

I remember it only had about 7 comments and 300 views when i saw it. Hope they can't sort things out.

Wally

07-07-11, 02:32 AM

Sidhe deliberately put it up but it was only viewable to those that had the direct link. Someone shared this link with the general public. Apparently they shouldn't have done that.

Hey man long time

esoj

07-07-11, 03:46 AM

such a bad thing to happen for sidhe right in the middle of their media campaign. I hope everything can be sorted out and the loss of a license doesn't happen. even though it was leaked from an obvious beta build the comments about it seem largely postive. still look forward to the release of rugby challenge and of course seeing some gameplay footage from a match.

ACT1NUP

07-07-11, 04:31 AM

Damn french ruin everything. Gaming licences, NZ rugby world cup campaigns. Feelin for ya sidhe, what a **** thing to happen. Hopefully if any licences are lost they are french. That'll teach them.

Mario

07-07-11, 05:29 AM

Damn french ruin everything. Gaming licences, NZ rugby world cup campaigns. Feelin for ya sidhe, what a **** thing to happen. Hopefully if any licences are lost they are french. That'll teach them.

I'd rather French fans didn't suffer because of the actions of a French retailer.

TheBokke

07-07-11, 07:13 AM

After a fair bit of reflection and watching the clip a few times there are some real positives and a few negatives, doubts and concerns. The presentation on this game is leaps and bounds a head of most sports titles and the graphics in game are better than Fifa IMO. The cut scenes are actually quiet remarkable in terms of players faces and actions.

Now down to the real issues. The game play looked a bit flat with a lack of variation in attack. The collisions looked good but seemed to lack intensity(might be different if rumble is effective). The passing looked ok but did not look like much of an improvement over RL2(graphics withstanding). There were quiet a few times where a player was held up in the tackle and both teams stood back and watched the arm wrestle until he went to ground. Looked very much like a league game when this occured. Never saw a maul the whole game. Rucks looked pretty good but I have a few slight concerns in the time it takes the forwards to arrive sometimes. To stop bunching like in previous rugby titles they seem to have programmed a line that the players will not cross once a player makes a break to eradicate this affect, which will be very frustrating.

This is especially obvious in the last try where the guy stepped the last defender and the 9 ran over to him and practically touched him and then the programming took over and he would not make the tackle and practically ran the other way. The stepping animations are the same for all players(no problem from for me not a big deal) but they are once again animations that have to complete before you can control the game again.

Biggest issue and concern is the tackle animation kicks in a couple of seconds before there is contact. There were quite a few times where the animation would kick in before the player as actually reached the man(sucked to the man effect) and all the players stop until the game has processed the animation. This is a huge problem in some sports titles as it breaks the game rhythm and takes away that split second of control needed for a game to really flow. this will also seriously affect online as when you add lag this is going to effect the gameplay in a massive way.

Overall the game is from a visual perspective is very impressive, however I think that the game play will become a bit repetitive and one dimensional in a short space of time. I hope that my views will prove unfounded after purchasing the game.

Zoso

07-07-11, 08:08 AM

no! I missed it!

ak47

07-07-11, 09:28 AM

I'd rather French fans didn't suffer because of the actions of a French retailer. as yes i presumed as much, considering this sudden exposure to the french media, meant local officialdom for them? Now, the powers to be not happy

Duckdee

07-07-11, 10:45 AM

I saw the r-stick was needed for scrums. Eeep.

TVH11

07-07-11, 12:09 PM

Looked very interesting, sad to hear that all hell has broken loose with SIDHE though, can't believe that licence grantors would be so anal about stuff. Its that french retailer, they've also put up a "box art" for it (not linking cause i'll be told off :P). From their game description it looks like it'll have lots of clubs, which should leave us with a "Loop hole" with international sides ;) (I'm now going to await a slap on the wrist :D)

TRF_nickdnz

07-07-11, 01:07 PM

Looked very interesting, sad to hear that all hell has broken loose with SIDHE though, can't believe that licence grantors would be so anal about stuff. Its that french retailer, they've also put up a "box art" for it (not linking cause i'll be told off :P). From their game description it looks like it'll have lots of clubs, which should leave us with a "Loop hole" with international sides ;) (I'm now going to await a slap on the wrist :D)

TVH11 has received a life-time ban by TRF. We decided that enough was enough and we have made an example of him. Be warned.

Jokes...

j-dawg

07-07-11, 01:19 PM

TVH11 has received a life-time ban by TRF. We decided that enough was enough and we have made an example of him. Be warned.

Jokes...

...and his family shall be taken to a gulag to await further punishment for his indescretions.

TVH11

07-07-11, 02:57 PM

Well my dad is already working in saudi arabia, and i live in the amman valley (where all dreams are crushed). Thats punishment enough ;D hhahhaha should be fun to see how everything pans out with licences with RC. Lets hope the french retailers are correct !!

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lynam1104

07-07-11, 03:07 PM

I'm not going to upload the gameplay vidoe, to all those who asked.

cimbomjubi82

07-07-11, 04:42 PM

Just out of respect, to the people who saw the video, you should forget you saw or heard of it, as you are talking about a version of game that hasn't been released yet based on a gameplay video thats probably in it's beta stage.

-JJ-

07-07-11, 05:37 PM

Hey man long time
Hey, yeah sure has been man. Ah the good old days with you, Kaftka, Dom, etc getting excited about ****ty EA Rugby games.. Haha

Edit - And now I'm a "Junior Member"! Haha, going backwards it would seem

TVH11

07-07-11, 05:42 PM

Just out of respect, to the people who saw the video, you should forget you saw or heard of it, as you are talking about a version of game that hasn't been released yet based on a gameplay video thats probably in it's beta stage.

Totally agree with you, and I saw it. We should just all wait for an official video from SIDHE, it'll be well worth it :D

staph.glorious

07-07-11, 07:20 PM

Just out of respect, to the people who saw the video, you should forget you saw or heard of it, as you are talking about a version of game that hasn't been released yet based on a gameplay video thats probably in it's beta stage.

Or simply remember that it's in Beta, and judge accordingly. Although I shouldn't have been privy to the game's developments, I can still find it intriguing. I'm not that dumb that I must forget something to cast a proper verdict.

kaftka

08-07-11, 12:12 AM

Hey, yeah sure has been man. Ah the good old days with you, Kaftka, Dom, etc getting excited about ****ty EA Rugby games.. HahaEdit - And now I'm a "Junior Member"! Haha, going backwards it would seem Ah those were the days... Now we have these young'uns roaming round like they own the place... No class... No dignity... Just boosting their post counts.. And what are we? Junior members. Patronising. If I want to feel young I'll go and bang a school leaver.. I don't need a patronising title like that. Pfft..I bet these whippersnappers won't even read our posts... I doubt they read any... 60 Bucks says the next one is along the lines of "R Wales in rc plz?".. Moderators are too soft these days. In our days we would have stomped on that sort of behaviour with our steel soled spurs.. " Spell. The. Whole. ****ing. Word"... Not a day went by when I didn't have to clean dry blood off my shoes.. Not like these days... Ah well. Maybe we just ain't meant for these times. Long forgotten... Oh and where's Locksley?

lionmaull

08-07-11, 02:09 AM

Ah those were the days... Now we have these young'uns roaming round like they own the place... No class... No dignity... Just boosting their post counts.. And what are we? Junior members. Patronising. If I want to feel young I'll go and bang a school leaver.. I don't need a patronising title like that. Pfft..I bet these whippersnappers won't even read our posts... I doubt they read any... 60 Bucks says the next one is along the lines of "R Wales in rc plz?".. Moderators are too soft these days. In our days we would have stomped on that sort of behaviour with our steel soled spurs.. " Spell. The. Whole. ****ing. Word"... Not a day went by when I didn't have to clean dry blood off my shoes.. Not like these days... Ah well. Maybe we just ain't meant for these times. Long forgotten... Oh and where's Locksley?

Ha,Ha, yea these new rugby games are bringing everyone out of the wood works. Forum does feel a little different now a days. Are the days gone when locksley would get his pre-game reviews?? To the old schoolers!!! Hell I think we helped make the games we have played up to now. I kept bugging Mario untill they finally added (jumping?contest high ball) to RL2, ha, ha, they probably would of added any how but I like to think I played a part:)
Cheers and Salud

HB_AJ

08-07-11, 02:43 AM

Ah those were the days...

:bana:

TRF_woosaah

08-07-11, 05:16 AM

well if that isnt proof that Alistar has been lurking around for a long time i dont know what is! :)

TRF C A Iversen

08-07-11, 05:29 AM

well if that isnt proof that Alistar has been lurking around for a long time i dont know what is! :)

Or he's clairvoyant. I just hope that he didn't ever read our late night drunken posts from years back.

And now he's got 100 posts!

esoj

08-07-11, 05:50 AM

definitely been around trf a long time if you remember those dancing bananas in kaftas posts and many others. those were the days indeed.

Getofmeland

08-07-11, 06:47 AM

Wow he was one the awful awful people, we called Lurkers!!! Now look at him with over a 100 posts, who does he think he is, The Messiah?

:bana::bana::bana::bana::bana::bana::bana::bana::b ana::bana::bana:

:ninj:

CeeJay

08-07-11, 09:03 AM

Those were the days, back when I had 11 positive rep points....the most Ive had on any forum ever!

Did los lover ever make it back?

What happened to Jacko?

Duckdee

08-07-11, 09:53 AM

R Wales in rc plz?

Wally

08-07-11, 11:31 AM

Ah those were the days... Now we have these young'uns roaming round like they own the place... No class... No dignity... Just boosting their post counts.. And what are we? Junior members. Patronising. If I want to feel young I'll go and bang a school leaver.. I don't need a patronising title like that. Pfft..I bet these whippersnappers won't even read our posts... I doubt they read any... 60 Bucks says the next one is along the lines of "R Wales in rc plz?".. Moderators are too soft these days. In our days we would have stomped on that sort of behaviour with our steel soled spurs.. " Spell. The. Whole. ****ing. Word"... Not a day went by when I didn't have to clean dry blood off my shoes.. Not like these days... Ah well. Maybe we just ain't meant for these times. Long forgotten... Oh and where's Locksley?

+1

Just while we are reminiscing... I say Captain America's hedge thread should be immortalised.

04perryo

08-07-11, 03:43 PM

wheres the video gone i can't watch it :(

TRF_Olyy

08-07-11, 03:56 PM

It got taken down very quickly as it was not supposed to be for the general public to see

04perryo

08-07-11, 03:58 PM

Oh damit!!!

Sebe

09-07-11, 06:47 PM

the latter half of this thread reminds me of spiderman 2, when he saves everyone on the train and they see his face and they promise him they won't tell anyone.... I WANT TO SEE THE DAMN VID :(

TRF_Olyy

10-07-11, 05:33 AM

Come on guys, this video has already done enough potential-damage without spreading it around even more

If you want to try and gain access to copies of it then this isn't the place to do so - and I wouldn't suggest asking on the Sidhe forums either.

Shimon

11-07-11, 06:35 AM

Did sidhe upload this to youtube?

esoj

11-07-11, 06:55 AM

Did sidhe upload this to youtube?

only for private viewing. nobody in the public was ever meant to see it since it had things that hadn't been approved of by the licensors. a french retailer leaked it when they shouldn't of which is currently causing a lot of problems for sidhe which could result in the loss of a license and potentially delay the games release date. the video that was on youtube was pulled down immediately once sidhe knew about the leak. you can read the beginning of this thread to see what people think of it that did see it before it was pulled down.

gmoe

11-07-11, 11:32 AM

I didn't see the video but at the end of the day, this game has more teams and more customization so its got my money.

umosay

11-07-11, 03:29 PM

Hey, yeah sure has been man. Ah the good old days with you, Kaftka, Dom, etc getting excited about ****ty EA Rugby games.. Haha

Edit - And now I'm a "Junior Member"! Haha, going backwards it would seem

Yet we still flock back for the next renditions :D

scruff

11-07-11, 04:31 PM

the video has been removed?? where can i see it?

psychic duck

11-07-11, 04:44 PM

the video has been removed?? where can i see it?

can you work why that is a dumb question?

Sam Hanning

26-07-11, 02:16 AM

Break downs look clunky and slow. Other than that, love the kicking!

cimbomjubi82

26-07-11, 06:18 AM

There's a gameplay video on facebook, on the RC page. Link is on youtube as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaNvLV9Je1E

I have to say, i looks like it plays as well as it looks. I am very excited about this game. I didn't see the previous leaked video, so i'm not sure if it's the same.

Milla

26-07-11, 07:39 AM

It's not the same video.

04perryo

26-07-11, 08:38 AM

have to say the video looks great but the last attempt of a tackle was poor by the fullback. He certainly won't be playing in my team lol

TRF_woosaah

26-07-11, 08:39 AM

the new gameplay video is not what this thread is about. i am closing the thread.